Green Bay police welcome 5 new K-9s

The Green Bay Police Department introducing its K-9 units to the public on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (WLUK image)

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The Green Bay Police Department held a meet and greet with five of its newest K-9s Wednesday.

"We're really excited about this because this is the largest K-9 unit in Green Bay has been since its inception in 1986 when we got our first and only K-9 dog at that time," said Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith.

With the new additions, the department's K-9 unit is at seven. Their names are Neo, Bose, Drago, George, Pyro, Puma and Rocco. George and Neo were already on the force before the other dogs were introduced.

"All of these dogs are dual purpose dogs meaning, not only are they doing narcotics but they also search for people... not only do they search for explosive devices but they also search for people," Smith said.

The officers, also called handlers, were chosen based on their dedication, professionalism, productivity, work ethic and community policing, according to Smith.